China's 3G standard in Korea

Leading South Korean mobile operator SK Telecom will build a trial network in South Korea based on China's TD-SCDMA 3G mobile telecommunications standard.

China's National Development and Reform Commission, which made the announcement last week on its website, says that SK Telecom will use the standard to develop 3G applications.

In addition, the commission says Chinese and South Korean firms will establish a joint TD-SCDMA research and development centre in China, but didn't reveal the total investment in the network or the centre.

US$10 billion difference

China's economy grew 10.2 per cent last year, instead of the previously announced 9.9 per cent, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced last Wednesday, with the difference in monetary terms amounting to nearly US$10 billion.

The bureau revised the 2005 gross domestic product from 18.2321 trillion yuan (US$2.279 trillion), as announced in January, to 18.3085 trillion yuan (US$2.289 trillion).

The difference was mainly contributed by manufacturing, mining and agriculture while growth in the services, or tertiary, industry was smaller than previously thought.

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